Mingmen Family

Chapter 66 Cooperate? (Continue to ask for a monthly pass)

Ye Yaming said: "I feel that Mr. Lu has the same purpose as Meng Chengwei, and wants to cooperate with us. What Master Zhizhi said is to disclose this information to us, so that we can go home and think about it after we understand the situation. Work with him."

"Why?"

Ye Chongming couldn't figure it out.

If the prince wants to continue to open the tea-horse exchange market, then it will be opened.Even if he wants to wrestle with the fourth prince, he can just use the method directly in the court.Where does the tea in the affairs department go, it depends on which side is clever and tough.What does this have to do with him, an ordinary tea merchant in the south of the Yangtze River?
Meng Chengwei wanted to cooperate with him, and he could understand that the fellow probably wanted to sell private tea.

But since Lu Guanyi put the matter of cooperating with him in front of Smart Master, he would definitely not sell private tea.Then why does he need to cooperate with the Ye family?
Ye Yaming rubbed his chin: "Young master Lu must have taken a fancy to our Ye family's tea-making skills. He was in our tea house back then, and he bought ten cakes or ten catties of every kind of tea. The purpose is probably to want Taste our tea and see if our tea-making techniques can cooperate."

If so, his behavior would be understandable.

It is estimated that he not only bought tea from the Ye family, but also bought tea from other tea merchants, wanting to see which one has the best tea making skills.And Ye family's tea tastes good, and it's much better than other tea merchants' tea.

"Later, my dad and I went to his place to exchange the tea. He suspected that Ye's family was selling private tea, and he had some concerns, so he didn't make a decision. However, he may have investigated us later and found out that the private tea was not from you. Originally, and you also reported to the government, so I started to cooperate again and planned to talk to you. So we met here."

Hearing Ye Yaming talk about private tea, Ye Chongming broke out in a cold sweat.

"Fortunately, we reported to the government at that time. Otherwise, Mr. Lu would really find out, and whether to cooperate or not is a trivial matter. If he has the same thoughts as Meng Chengwei and uses this to threaten us to cooperate, then we will be completely reduced to his control." servant of tea."

Ye Yaming shook his head and smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Don't forget that he has a close relationship with Mr. Qi. If he really thinks that way, do you think the magistrate will protect us or help him? At that time, it will not only be a threat, I am afraid that we will arrest you and sit in prison for a few days. We will not release you until we present all the methods of making tea, plus all the tea products, and sign many contracts. .”

When she said this, both Ye Chongming and Ye Jiaxing were shocked and terrified.

After being silent for a while and calming down, Ye Chongming said fortunately: "Fortunately, Mr. Lu is a moral man. Not only did he not let the prefect of Qi take action to persecute us, but he also let us know about his situation through Master Zhizhi so that we can consider Don't cooperate with him."

He looked at Ye Yaming: "Ming'er, you said that you wanted to find a benevolent and kind person to cooperate with. Doesn't Mr. Lu meet our requirements?"

Ye Yaming sighed softly: "If Mr. Lu simply wants to do tea business in his own name, then he is naturally an excellent partner. But if he has a deeper meaning, it is mixed with the tea policy advocated by the crown prince." Together, that's never a good collaborator."

"With the face of Master Zhizhi and the prefect of Qi, we seem to have no room to refuse." She said again.

Ye Chongming sighed heavily: "Yes, there is no way to refuse."

Seeing Ye Chongming's sad face, Ye Yaming comforted: "Grandfather, you think of a better place. It's really not good to get mixed up with the prince and fight with the court. But it is also because of the prince's backing, Only Mr. Lu has the ability to face Meng Chengwei, who has a concubine background."

"The battle in the court is too far away from us, we can't even talk about a young man. Even if there is a storm in the court, the wind and waves can't hit us. But Meng Chengwei's man-made disaster is right in front of us. We didn't know how to praise us before." Offended him, and now there is sweet-scented osmanthus tea, how could Meng Chengwei let go of the Ye family's big piece of meat? If we don't cooperate with Mr. Lu at this time, who else can we turn to? Is there anyone more suitable than him?"

Ye Chongming nodded: "Okay, let's cooperate with Mr. Lu. Behind him is not only the prince, but also Master Zhizhi and the prefect of Qi."

As he spoke, he explained to Ye Yaming: "You probably don't know Master Zhizhi. He is not only high in status and aloof, he is also a person who hates mortal entanglements and doesn't want to get involved in any mundane affairs. Can Mr. Lu invite him today? To be a lobbyist is either for the sake of the prince, or this elder of Mr. Lu has a certain relationship with Master Zhizhi."

"As for the prefect of Qi, Master Zhizhi hasn't taken him seriously yet. When he comes to the temple, Master Zhizhi will at most meet him once. Otherwise, he will not agree."

The magistrate of Lin'an City has to be replaced every few years, and they come and go. With the status of a smart master, there is really no need to give them face.

Ye Yaming laughed: "Grandfather, it's good that you have a decision. Since we have decided to cooperate, we don't need to take Joe, but we can't be too urgent. You can write a book tomorrow, thank Master Zhizhi for his hospitality, and then send Mr. Lu and Young Master Qi just praise it."

"exactly."

Ye Chongming only felt that talking to Ye Yaming was like drinking a bowl of hot chicken soup in the winter, and all the internal organs were ironed.There is no need to say a lot, she can understand immediately, give a response, and immediately make corresponding suggestions.And these suggestions are all in line with his wishes.

This feeling is simply wonderful.

The next day, Ye Chongming really wrote a letter to Master Smart.In the afternoon of that day, Lu Guanyi and Qi Ji went to visit Ye Chongming on the third floor of Jixiang Tea House.

Ye Chongming talked happily with the two, and after seeing them off, he went home and told Ye Hongchang, Ye Jiaxing and Ye Yaming about the matter.

He said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Lu is very frank. He said that although he is the eldest son, his mother died when he was half a year old. The stepmother came in half a year later and gave birth to a son the next year. His grandparents protected him, and he wouldn't be alive now."

"Now his grandfather and grandmother have passed away one after another, and his stepmother is sharpening his sword. In fact, he doesn't pay attention to the title and family property at all, so he left a letter and left home for Jiangnan."

"Mrs. Qi and Mr. Lu's mother are sisters of the same mother. He and Mr. Qi also grew up together, and they have a deep relationship. Mr. Lu came to the south of the Yangtze River. First, he went to his aunt and was with his cousin; I want to do some business and buy some property for myself.”

After speaking, he asked everyone: "What do you think about this?"

After hearing this, Ye Yaming didn't speak, but looked at Ye Hongchang.

　The monthly tickets from the [-]st to the [-]th are doubled. Please check if you have a guaranteed monthly ticket, and vote within this time.Ask for a monthly ticket~~
　　In addition, let me talk about the tea war in history: In 1572 AD, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, issued an edict to close the tea border trade in order to investigate private tea.The Mongolian and Jurchen ministries in the north wrote strongly condemning the tea trade, demanding that the tea trade be reopened. The Jurchen leader of Jianzhou even offered to be a hostage for the opening of the tea market, but was rejected, which triggered the Qinghebao War.The war lasted for three years, with heavy casualties on both sides.

　　In addition to this, there is also the famous Opium War, which is actually the Tea War. If you don’t know it, you can check the history
　　
　
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